Journey to the West (1996)
Original title: 西遊記
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Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to contract problems between Dicky Cheung and TVB. Cheung later reprised the role in another television series The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra, which was broadcast on TVB but not produced by the station.
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Kwong WaTang Sanzang
Wayne Lai Yiu-CheungZhu Bajie
Evergreen Mak Cheung-ChingSha Wujing
Benny Chan Ho-ManSun Wukong
Joe Ma Tak-Chung
Martin Tong
Lee Lung-Kei
Angelina Lo Yuen-Yan
Chung Nam Wah
Cheung Ying-Tsoi
He Meitian
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What is Journey to the West about?
Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to contract problems between Dicky Cheung and TVB. Cheung later reprised the role in another television series The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra, which was broadcast on TVB but not produced by the station.
How long is Journey to the West?
Journey to the West has a runtime of 44 minutes.